What ACTUALLY moves the markets...?
I believe it is important to take a look back the past few months in order to get some clarity and perspective as to the foreign exchange markets and the
Rand exchange rate
Rand Review - 15 Aug 2016
Welcome to our Weekly Rand Review for 15 August 2016, where we take a look at how things unfolded last week and give you our thoughts for the week ahead.
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Rand Review - 8 Aug 2016
Welcome to our Weekly Rand Review for 8 August 2016, where we take a look at how things unfolded last week and give you our thoughts for the week ahead.
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Rand Review - 1 Aug 2016
Welcome to our Weekly Rand Review for 1 August 2016, where we take a look at how things unfolded last week and give you our thoughts for the week ahead.
What
Volatile Rand – and Predictably Irrational Investor Behaviour
29 February 2016
In December, the Reserve Bank reported that for the Quarter to September 2015, the Net Investment Position had turned positive for the first time since 1956!
This
Bad News, the Rand - and Your Emotions
10 November 2015
Well, we have broken to new highs on the Rand – against both the Dollar and the Pound.
Is there any end in sight? Was there any way
Supermoons – and Laws of (Human) Nature
30 September 2015
Getting up a tad earlier than usual on Monday morning this week was certainly worth it!
The Supermoon eclipse was a rare and magnificent sight – and one
What a Week! What Now?
3 September 2015
Wow, what a week and half it has been!
We said the Rand was at a critical juncture in my last post, and so it was.
But it wasn’t
Dollar/Rand at Critical Juncture
19 August 2015
The Rand has pushed higher the past few days, threatening a test of R13.00 to the Dollar...
... a level last seen on that day (21 December 2001), when
Rand at Extreme of Pattern and Sentiment
5 August 2015
Financial markets have been pretty hectic the past few weeks.
And the past week has been a real humdinger, with the Rand making new mult-year 'lows' against the Dollar
Rand Bearish As It Bounces Off Support
6 June 2014
Since hitting a high of 11.38 to the Dollar at the end of January, the Rand enjoyed a full 3 months plus of bullish gains.
But just when it
Is the Fragile Five Label Fitting?
31 March 2014
Last year Morgan Stanley coined the phrase the “Fragile Five,” lumping South Africa together with India, Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey as being the countries that were most at
Rand Breaks Key Levels After Dismal Year
22 January 2014
Here's wishing you all a healthy and prosperous 2014!
The Rand completed what has been a one-way trip against the Dollar during 2013, hitting 10.58 on the last day
Rand Hits 10.2830 - Debunking Market Mover Myths
5 June 2013
It was really ironic that this was thrown at me again last week. The same old argument...
Ironic because, unbeknown to them, the Dollar/Rand was in the process of
Rand Hits Worst Level in 4 Years...as Predicted
The Rand hit 9.3655 against the Dollar on 21 March 2013 (its worst levels in 48 months) and in so doing, broke through a critical level of 9.1750 - which
Rand Outlook for 2013 Remains Bearish
It has been a pretty choppy ride for the Rand the past year, and a difficult one for exporters and importers alike.
The question is – What does 2013